Jeffrey Zaslow > Quotes

“Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Last Lecture

“Here's what we'll do. We're going to keep you at the end of our fishing line. And if you ever need anything, you just give a little tug and we'll reel you back in.”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

“I quote my father to people almost every day. Part of that is because if you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Last Lecture

“An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar. It's about dignity and self-esteem, which isn't quite the same as vanity.”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Last Lecture

“Never make a decision until you have to.”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Last Lecture

“They believed their friendships thrived because they had raised some expectations and lowered others. They had come to expect loyalty and good wishes from each other, but not constant attention. If a friend didn’t return an email or phone call, they realized, it didn’t mean she was angry or backing away from the friendship; she was likely just exhausted from her day.”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

“Because I have no actual sisters, it is my friends from Ames who’ve exposed me to every facet of womanhood.”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship